Muqaylibah Explained

Official Name:Muqaylibah
Native Name:المقيليبة
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Coordinates:33.3525°N 36.2036°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Rif Dimashq
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Markaz Rif Dimashq District
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:al-Kiswah
Population Total:5,022
Population As Of:2004
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Muqaylibah (Arabic: مقيليبة) is a Syrian village located in Markaz Rif Dimashq District, Rif Dimashq.[1] According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Muqaylibah had a population of 5,022 in the 2004 census.[2] To its north are Marana, Kawkab, and the 100th Regiment Base, to its east is al-Kiswah, to its south is Al-Taybah and to its west are Deir Khabiyah and Zakiyah.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Muqaylibah's population as being Sunni Muslims.[3]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. News: Al-Muqaylibah/Damascus- Wikimapia. Wikimapia.
  2. Web site: General Census of Population 2004.. 2021-07-24.
  3. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 149